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Motor Vehicle Accident Fund
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has aimed to develop form a Motor Vehicle Accident Fund in the nation. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill requires the central government of India to constitute a Motor Vehicle Accident Fund which will be used to provide a uniform compulsory insurance cover ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: golden hour • Insurance • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways • Road Transport
The Bharatmala Project
The Indian Government had launched the Bharatmala Project to connect various parts of India which would maintain the flow of traffic of people and goods between places. What is Bharatmala? It is an umbrella scheme which covers the highways sector and there are plans to construct several new roads in the country. It will focus ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Bharatmala • Life Insurance Corporation • Ministry of Finance • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will attempt to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Motor Vehicles Act,1988 looks into road safety, licenses and permits with regard to motor vehicles, and standards for motor vehicles. What are the proposed changes? The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill proposes a new scheme which would allow the cashless ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways • National Transportation Policy • Road Transport
Promotion of FASTags Lanes
To increase road speed of vehicles on Indian roads, The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MRTH) has decided to declare all lanes as dedicated FASTag Lanes from 1st of December, 2019. All toll-free plazas on the National Highways across will become FASTag lanes from the cutoff date. What is a FASTag lane? As per ..
Topics: FASTag • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways • NHAI • RFID • Road Transport
Waiving Registration Charges for Electric Vehicles
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released a draft notification which proposes to waive registration charges for electric vehicles. The exemption would be applicable to all category of vehicles, including two-wheelers. The move is apparently aimed at promoting electric vehicles (EVs) in India. The draft notification has been issued under various sections of ..
Topics: battery operated vehicles • Electric vehicles • green licence plates • Ministry of Road Transport and Highways • Motor Vehicles Act 1988 • Registration Fee